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Page 4 September 16, 2015 Finally Teammates C ONTINUED FROM F RONT “If Cameron makes a big play, he most likely will point to the sky or to his family. If Brennan makes a big play then he may not gesture as big,” their father said. In addition to their gridiron ac- complishments, both players are also accomplished in the class- room and for giving back to the community. Steve Pyne, the head football coach at Central Catholic has wit- nessed the impact of the Scarlett EURWKHUVRQDQGRIIWKH¿HOG “Both have been stewards of their gifts in the classroom, com- munity and service wise. It was great of our school to be able to have had them,” Pyne said. Knowing how productive Cam- eron was on offense and how dominate Brennan was on defense their former coach expects the brothers will be a big asset play- ing on the same team for Stanford. Brennan Scarlett at graduation from the University of California at %HUNOH\LQ0D\7KLVIDOOZLWKRQH\HDURIDWKOHWLFHOLJLELOLW\UHPDLQ- ing in his college career, he has suited up to play for Stanford Uni- YHUVLW\WKHÀUVWJUDGXDWHWUDQVIHULQWKHKLVWRU\RIWKHVFKRRODQG WKHVDPHWHDPZKHUHKLV\RXQJHUEURWKHU&DPHURQLVDIUHVKPDQ &DPHURQ6FDUOHWW1RFDUULHVWKHEDOODVDQHOLWHPHPEHURI&HQWUDO&DWKROLF·VRIIHQVLYHOLQH 1RZDIUHVKPDQDW6WDQIRUG8QLYHUVLW\KHKDVEHHQDEOHWRMRLQWKHVDPHWHDPDVKLVROGHUEURWKHU %UHQQDQZKRJUDGXDWHGIURP&HQWUDO&DWKROLFIRXU\HDUVHDUOLHU Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, QDLOWULPVVRIWFODZVÀHDWUHDWPHQWVPXG baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. nan playing together in conversa- tion. After a few talks, I mentioned to Brennan about getting a gradu- ate degree at Stanford,” Cameron said. “It’s the best place to get a graduate degree.” After mulling over scholarship offers, Cameron committed to Stanford, and Brennan was ac- cepted into Stanford’s graduate program in management, science and engineering. Although this ZDV QRW WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKDW PHP- bers of the same family would suit up at Palo Alto, the union by the brothers would bring a historic ¿UVWLQ6WDQIRUG¶VSURJUDP ³%UHQQDQ LV WKH ¿UVW JUDGXDWH transfer in the history of Stanford’s football program,” Alan George the director of athletic communi- FDWLRQVFRQ¿UPHGYLDHPDLO 'HVSLWH DOO WKH DFFRPSOLVK- ments, the success of the Scarlett brothers has been forged upon the strength of their relationship to family. “Family is going to be there for you… We’ve always been big on being there for our kids,” said their father Paul Scarlett, who is employed in Portland as director RI WKH %XUHDX RI 'HYHORSPHQW Services. A recent demonstration of that family presence was witnessed at *UDQW +LJK 6FKRRO LQ -XQH ZKHQ the elder Scarlett, who also coach- es track at Central Catholic, led his sons in a workout. For Brennan and Cameron, their tenure as teammates will only last for a season at Stanford but the experience as players on the same team will remain a stand- out moment in their lives. “Kids dream about it (playing with your brother) but I value this experience, says Cameron Scar- lett. Paul Marshall II is a graduate of the University of Oregon’s Pro- fessional Master’s program. His relationship with the Scarlett fam- ily dates back to the 2000s when he attended Holy Redeemer Cath- olic School in north Portland with both Brennan and Cameron. 7KHXQL¿FDWLRQZDVRQO\PDGH possible because Brennan decided to redshirt his junior year at Cal after breaking his hand. By decid- LQJWRIRUHJRD\HDURQWKH¿HOGKH was able to preserve another year of football eligibility. Then a knee injury at Cal caused him to further evaluate his prospective plans. ³,JRWKXUWODVW\HDULQWKH¿IWK game of the season. It was during that time that I started to think about what the next move was,” he said. Brennan would go on to grad- uate with a degree in business ad- PLQLVWUDWLRQIURP6WDQIRUG¶V+DDV School of Business in May. After graduating, he looked to further his academic goals and a master’s degree. Getting a masters’ was a goal of mine. I looked for my masters pro- JUDP EXW , GLGQ¶W ¿QG LW DW &DO´ he says. Injuries would befall both EURWKHUV DV WKH\ ORRNHG WR ¿Q- ish their college and high school careers respectively. While both players remained intent on return- LQJWRWKH¿HOGLQIXOOIRUPWKHLU careers paths would soon intersect as Brennan looked for a graduate program and Cameron decided on which college he would attend out of high school. “When I was getting recruited Cameron Scarlett (left) and his brother Brennan are pictured in by Stanford, some of the coaches SKRWRVIURPWKHLUGD\VDV\RXQJVWHUVLQ3RUWODQG·V&<2)RRWEDOO threw out the idea of me and Bren- SURJUDP